Mr. Majestyk Page #6

You think that's the reason?

Lieutenant, whatever the reason,

it's all right with me...

as long as I get back to my place.

Maybe you'd better stay here.

Now why would I do a dumb thing like that?

Because Frank Renda's

still walking around free.

Yeah, I know.

The eyeball witness who saw Renda

commit murder was a police officer.

He was killed when Renda escaped.

No witness, no case.

You've given Renda a real good reason

to want to kill you.

And I can't think of anything

that would stop him from trying.

So you want me as bait.

You don't let me go unless I hang around

and let him take a whack at me?

Something like that.

Why is it that I get a feeling from you

that you hope he pulls it off...

just so you can nail him for murder.

That did enter my mind...

but we'll settle for attempted.

As I remember it...

you're the one

who wanted to make the deal...

so you could go home

and pick your melons.

All right, go pick them.

- How did you sleep?

- Too long.

Man, you needed it.

I tried again this morning,

it's the same thing.

Nobody wants to work for us.

I talked to Julio, Tomas, some of the others.

What's going on?

Julio says, "Man, I don't have

a crew for you, that's all."

- Julio can get as many men as he wants.

- I know it.

He sends them away, says they are no good.

That girl, Nancy Chavez...

if she wasn't here,

we wouldn't have nobody.

She got more of her friends to work for us.

But we've got to get a crew,

or we'll never get it done.

I even have my wife

and the children working.

Well...

I hope you have better luck than me.

7-8 to base.

He just drove out in his truck, heading west.

I got him.

Julio.

Hey, Vince, they let you out, man!

- That's great.

- I've been looking for you.

Why can't you get me a crew?

Hell, man, you've been in jail.

Mendoza hasn't. He told me you

turned him down the last two mornings.

It's the time of the year, Vince.

I've got too much business.

Other people ask first.

I'm asking you now for tomorrow morning.

Twenty people. $1.40 an hour.

Vince, I got crews signed

for more than a week.

You're just too late, amigo, that's all.

What about you? Will you give me a crew?

Maybe in 10 days.

I can't promise you nothing right now.

What the hell is this?

A stickup?

What do you want, a bonus? What?

Vince, it's not the money.

How can we get you people

if we don't have any?

Hey, Julio...

what the hell is the problem?

Vince, will you listen to me?

I got to work for a living.

I can't do it from no damn hospital,

you understand?

Okay. This I understand.

Okay.

Vince...

Next season, okay, amigo?

If he's still around.

Hey, I hear you're looking for a crew.

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